Council Tax in Bromsgrove
You can use our online payments
system to
pay your Council Tax online
These pages contain information about Council Tax, how the
amount you pay is calculated, where the money is spent, the
reductions available and how to make payments.
Council Tax
Charges 2009/10 
Council Tax
Charges 2008/09
You can click on the links below to find out more about Council
Tax in Bromsgrove.
Register for Electronic Communication and Self Service
During the financial year April 1st 2009 to 31st March 2010
Bromsgrove District Council will be implementing Self Service and
Electronic Communication. This will enable our residents to receive
Council Tax demand notices electronically through email and also
give them the ability to view their Council Tax details.
Registration form
for Electronic Communication and Self Service
Efficiency Information Included On 2009/10 Council Tax Demand
Notices
The Government considers efficiency to be an issue of
fundamental importance for local services. Efficiency is about
spending better - making money go further and offering better value
to Council Tax payers. The resources released through efficiency
are retained by councils for them to reallocate according to local
priorities, whether for investment in service improvements or to
hold down Council Tax.
Additionally, the Government considers that supplying efficiency
information directly to citizens is a key way of informing them of
the performance of their council. The public has growing
expectations for the quality of public services, and expects good
value for money, both from central and local government. Giving
people information on their council's efficiency will enable them
to understand what it is doing to improve value for money - and
challenge the council to do better if necessary.
In response, the Government has decided to make Regulations that
will require councils to include information about efficiency
performance on the face of the Council Tax demand, and in the
leaflets that accompany demand notices. The Regulations currently
only apply to the financial year 2009-10.
What is Council Tax?
Council Tax is a locally set tax that is payable on all domestic
properties. In most cases there will be one bill per property,
whether it is a house, bungalow, flat, maisonette, mobile home or
houseboat, and whether it is owned or rented.
For more information please see our What
is Council Tax page.
Valuation, Banding and Appeals
Each dwelling has been placed in one of eight bands and the
valuation band is decided by the Valuation Office Agency.
A copy of the Council Tax Valuation List can be viewed at the
Customer Service Centre, School Drive, Bromsgrove.
For more information please see our Valuation, Banding and Appeals page.
Paying your Council Tax
If you have received a Council Tax demand you will be need to
pay the instalments shown on the demand on or before the instalment
date.
For more information, and details on how to make payments please
see our Payments page.
How to reduce your bill
The Council Tax that you have to pay can be reduced if you are
able to claim a Council Tax discount or are entitled to Council Tax
Benefit.
For more information please see our Exemptions, Discounts and Reductions page.
Moving House
If you are moving into the Bromsgrove area and will be paying
Council Tax for the first time, or if you are moving house within
or out of Bromsgrove you should let us know straight away.
For more details and to download the relevant forms please see
our Moving House page.
